Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-04
MERELY A ROUTINE MEETING.
An Unnteresting Adjourned Meeting Of the
Aldermen Last Night.
CONSIDERING IMPROVEMENTS.
The Councilmen Devoted Their Time
20 Discussing Grading, Paving and
Other Ordinances-The Pro-
ccedings.
City COunCia.

routine business WnlCn was passed AT tne
regular tuesday night meeting. Had
the batch of petitions and communIca-
tons in the hands of the clerk been
opened and read it Is quite likely the
aldermenwould have been still in session.
TO facilitate matters, however, petitions
and communications were referred, on
motion, to the committees to which they
deal of the business was disposed of in
one moment. As it was the session
lasted until nearly midnight.
Pursuant to adjournment the council
met at S35 last night.
Alderman Hascall moved that all COM
munications and petitions be referred to
the appropriate committees.
The bond of Thomas Hays as watch
man of the Eleventh street viaduct was
approved.
The contract and bond of Reagan Bros.
y Co., for the grading and paving of
California street, was approved.
The estimate of $l,G23, Tanning Co.,
The board of public works reported that
they did not feel at liberty to allow the
whole bill in view of the fact that the
cable line had obstructed part of the
street in question. AS it took as much
work to sweep both ends as it would to
sweep the whole street it was decided to
allow the whole bill.
Estimate of Stecht q Hamel, for grad
ing (S5,6S2.54), was allowed, as was also
81, 353.73; o. H. Brown, grading, $224.7S;
Z. ID. Woodworth,. grading and curbing,
$l.4s359; George W. Mckinney grading,
$s4.s3; Hugh Murphy, paving, 81. 100. .s3;
j. +. Riley, sewer work, s4,17912, Rea-
gan Bros, paving, $3s, s,745.3s; James
Fox, South Omaha sewer $4,976.14; G.
+. Tanning, grading, 1854 O6; John +.
Daley. sewer, $2,3S4.7O; James Fox,
sssts ss o Omaha Moans south pn 6Faneh
$40, ,79S.16; Murphy, Creighton Il Co.,
curbng, "a, 73l 40; Reagan u Co, paving,
$32, 7453S.
A communication was received from
the police and fire commission
announcing the appointment of
of new policemen. Under the agree
ment made by Alderman Hascall's mo.
ton it went to the committee on judici-
arx' ro.o,,,ion ,. ,ntrod,ooa ,r n,
Lee requiring the chief to vacate his
room and move into the mayors office
in order to make room for the board of
of public works. The resolution passed
without dissenting voice.
MIR. Cheney presented resolution
that as the city library contained 1000
volumes and had outgrown its present
quarters, that the center of Jefferson
Square be set apart as a site for Ii
voted for tire-proof building, leaving
room on each side for park purposes.
Passed.
Mr.. Lee pres ented resolution that all
heads of city departments be requested
to present list Of the clerks and assist
ants. Passed.
The committee on judiciary presented
begin and end on January OF each year.
Passed.
The committee on claims reported in
favor of the Daily Herald and Republican
for $432 each for printing election procla-
nations. Adopted.
The committee on claims reported in
favor of allowing S. j. Valentine $3.50 for
change Of grade of Farnam street. MIR.
Lee objected to the lndiscriminate voting
away of public money and after some
discussion the report was referred to the
city attorney.
The report of the police committee rec.
ommending the removal of squatters on
Eighth street that the same might be
graded was adopted.
The committee on viaducts and rail.
ways recommended that the petition of
the horse railway to cross the Eleventh
street viaduct be denied. Adopted.
Petition of the b. Il M. to cross Eighth
street between Jackson and Howard
with track was, on recommendation
of the railway COMMITTEES, adopted.
In order that a tax levy could be made,
the city engineer was ordered to report
to the council as soon as possible the
number of miles of railroad now in op-
GRAFTON in the city.
Daniel Riley was appointed special po-
liceman on Sixteenth street from W eb.
ster to Burt on recommendation of Act
ing Mayor Bechel.
An ordinance was introduced and
passed allowing the b. 4 M. to cross
Eighth street between Howard and Jack
son streets with tracks, said tracks not to
interfere with the traffic of the public.
An ordinance was passed making the
beginning and ending of the municipal
year January of each succeeding year.
An ordinance was passed defining the
buildings shall be erected embracing the
whole Of the business section of Omaha.
Ordinance creating sewer district No.
80 was read third time and passed.
Ordinances were passed for paving
Eleventh from jackson to Jones; paving
Twelfth from Davenport to Capitol ave-
nue.; paving Thirteenth from Davenport
to Capitol avenue: curbing Tenth from
Center to Martha; paving Eleventh from
Davenport to Capitol avenue; paving
Davenport from Eighteenth to Twenty
second; grading Fierce and the alleys ad.
joining from Tenth to Eleventh; vacating
alley near Walnut street between
b. Il Nj. tracks, issuing bonds for paving
streets in districts 81, 81, 81, 6s, go, S5, 81,
92, 97 and 102; paving Chicago from Six
teenth to Twentieth; curbing Fourteenth
from Leavenworth to Marcy; paving
Tenth from Center to Martha; curPing
Tenth from Davenport to Capitol ave-
nue.; curbing Eleventh from Davenport
to Capitol avenue: curbing Twelfth from
Davenport to Capitol avenue; curbing
Thirteenth from Davenport to Capitol
avenue; grading alley in block 2, Ca pitol
Hill addition; paving Davenport from
Sixteenth to Eighteenth; changing grade
of California street from Twenty second
to Nineteenth; changing grade of Cass
from Twenty to Eighteenth; is-
suing 800 600 bonds for the construction
OF main sewers; grading Webster street
from Twenty-eighth avenue to Thlrtieth;
issuing 5000 bonds for paving intersec-
tons of streets not otherwise provided
for, nayinu Iaayenwnrth street. IN dia-